USAC (USA Compression Partners LP) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $83 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


USAC USA Compression Partners LP USAC
67 GF Score
Price $26.48
GF Value $25.79
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is USA Compression Partners LP Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

USA Compression Partners LP USAC -0.08% 67 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $83 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates USAC with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of $25.79 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. USA Compression Partners LP's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $35 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $83 Mil.


USA Compression Partners LP  (NYSE:USAC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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USA Compression Partners LP Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

USA Compression Partners LP Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

USA Compression Partners LP Annual Data
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USA Compression Partners LP Quarterly Data
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USAC vs OII, WHD, TDW: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


USA Compression Partners LP Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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USA Compression Partners LP Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $83 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $83 Mil mean?
USA Compression Partners LP (USAC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $83 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on USA Compression Partners LP and its competitors.
Is USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
USA Compression Partners LP's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $83 Mil. Overall, USA Compression Partners LP has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to OII and WHD?
USA Compression Partners LP's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $83 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on USA Compression Partners LP and its competitors. USA Compression Partners LP's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $83 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is USA Compression Partners LP stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, USA Compression Partners LP (USAC) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $25.79, compared to a current price of $26.48 — trading 2.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $83 Mil. USA Compression Partners LP's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For USA Compression Partners LP (USAC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $83 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is USA Compression Partners LP (USAC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, USA Compression Partners LP stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $26.48 is trading 2.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $25.79. GuruFocus considers USA Compression Partners LP to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for USAC:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $83 Mil
  • GF Value™: $25.79 vs. price of $26.48 (2.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the USAC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


USA Compression Partners LP Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 8115 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dellas, TX, USA, 75225
USA Compression Partners LP provides compression services in the United States in terms of total compression fleet horsepower to customers relating to infrastructure applications, including both allowing for the processing and transportation of natural gas through the domestic pipeline system and enhancing crude oil production through artificial lift processes. It engineers, designs, operates, services, and repairs its compression units and maintains related support inventory and equipment. The company provides compression services throughout the U.S., including the Utica, Marcellus, Permian, Denver-Julesburg, Eagle Ford, Mississippi Lime, Granite Wash, Woodford, Barnett, and Haynesville.
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